Developer and owner Adam Wonus and Metro Corral Partners CEO Eric Holm are building a boutique hotel called Henderson Hotel at Lake Killarney. Wonus wants the hotel to have a Victorian theme and it will be the only lakefront hotel in the city.

The US hotel pipeline reached 206,000 rooms in construction in top markets in July, its highest level since 2007, STR analyst Dominik Kozissnik notes. Average hotel projects have gotten smaller since 2007, Kozissnik said, adding that a handful of major brands account for the majority of the pipeline.

Two underwater suites are opening up at the end of the year at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia through ReefSuites. The rooms will feature premium bedding with floor-to-ceiling glass-walls with views of the reef.

Baidu, China's favorite browser, takes different things into account than Google does, including the importance of Chinese social backlinks, a Chinese physical address and a Chinese domain. On Baidu, hotels need a Baidu webmaster tool to fix site issues and everything has to be in simplified Chinese.

The author lists the 12 best luxury hotel brands worldwide with Anantara ranking in at number 12 and Belmond ranking number 1. The ranking was done by a team of 12 researchers who looked at staff, training, commitment, upkeep, reservations and food.

The International Luxury Hotel Association’s fourth quarter issue of Luxury Hoteliers is now available to read. Download the Joomag app to read on your device and stay on top of the latest trends and news in the luxury hotel industry.

Hotels and resorts across Asia are choosing to tread more lightly when it comes to their food footprint. From forming partnerships with nonprofits focused on food stability and opening new organic, sustainable restaurants to cultivating their own pesticide-free veggie patches on-site and rolling out new creative vegan menus, these hotels -- in Taipei, Vietnam, Bali and Tokyo -- are taking more conscious steps forward on the green food front. Read more.